The Southern Sydney Sharks is a
Rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
team that competed in the 2008
Jim Beam Cup
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competition, this was their only season in the competition to date, with the team renaming themselves as the Southern Districts Rebels before folding the following season. The Sharks home ground was Sutherland Oval.
In the Sharks first and only season, they managed to win six matches, their best performance being a 41-12 win over
Chester Hill Rhinos
The Chester Hill Rhinos were a rugby league team based in the suburb of Chester Hill in Sydney's south-west. From 2007 to 2009 the club fielded a side in the semi-professional NSWRL Jim Beam Cup competition in NSW, Australia. They folded in 200 ...
, their leading try scorer was Sharlon Taki with 18, Mitch Mahon was the leading point scorer with 9, they were coached by former NRL player
Luke Goodwin
Luke Goodwin (born 18 January 1973) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in Australia and England and represented Aotearoa Māori in 2000.
Background
He is the son of rugby league legend, Edward 'Lord Ted' Goodwin who ...
.
See also
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Rugby league in New South Wales
Rugby league, in New South Wales, is the most popular participation and spectator sport. It currently has the highest attendance and television audiences of the various codes of football in the state, far outstripping any other competitors. The ...
References
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Rugby league teams in New South Wales
Rugby league teams in Sydney
Rugby clubs established in 1953
1953 establishments in Australia